Source: AppleInsider News
Meta faces real financial consequences for features that keep users scrolling—infinite scroll, algorithmic feeds, notification systems—because the EU is moving beyond platitudes about "digital wellbeing" to enforce concrete design standards. The Digital Services Act gives regulators explicit power to audit product mechanics, and Meta's social networks are obvious targets since engagement is the business model. If enforced, these fines will force genuine product trade-offs between addictiveness and compliance across the industry, not just performative tweaks.